Zappa.com

I always see bots signed in here. How come they never post?

They index the site for their own particular search engine. If you search for something on Google or Bing or whatever it will have the latest info.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

Thanks, cal!

...but why do they have to be logged on just to lurk?

IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHAT THE BOTS DO! YOU NEED TO STOP QUESTIONING THE BOTS!!! Um, I mean, because they are indexing all the time.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

I can't help but notice that Calvin hasn't aged at all according to his avatar, which I would assume to be an accurate and current portrayal; so based on that data I have to conclude that Calvin is either a Bot, a vampire baby, dead or a small town in Sweden.

He sure is acting weird all of a sudden....

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When the going gets weird the weird turn pro - HST

Miasma!

Say what you want about me, but not the bots.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

If Mr. Co-Log-Nuh disappears, do not be surprised.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

That's amazing! That's exactly how I thought the internet would look!

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When the going gets weird the weird turn pro - HST

Miasma!

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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

I'm confused now. I always thought the internet looked like this

I always thought those were carrots.
What the hell?
Does that mean that these are viruses?

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When the going gets weird the weird turn pro - HST

Miasma!

What's a bot like you doing in a site like this?

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

Like Mikey has pointed out on many an occasion, it is actual humans that are the worst problem. There are people who have nothing better to do, with no concern about how you feel about your forum, who will do anything for the fifty bucks and come here and type all that shit over and over. So a spam bot trap is not really going to work with them. Finding out where they live and putting them out of their misery is the only solution.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

Yes! Get their mailing addresses and mail them a virus.

Imagine one of these suckers leaping out of a UPS package and latching on to your carotid artery...


I like the idea of rabbits being viruses. I think any Australians here would recognise the damage they can do.

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When the going gets weird the weird turn pro - HST

Miasma!

Yes, well, unfortunately a rabbit proof fence won't work on the internet.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.